shaking

transitive verb shook, shaken, shaking

1. to cause to move up and down, back and forth, or from side to side with short, quick movements
2. to bring, force, mix, stir up, dislodge, rearrange, etc. by or as by abrupt, brisk movements: to shake a medicine before taking it
3. 1. to scatter by short, quick movements of the container: to shake pepper on a steak
   2. to clean, empty, or straighten by short, quick movements: often with out: to shake a rug
4. to cause to quiver or tremble: chills that shook his body
5. 1. to cause to totter or become unsteady
   2. to unnerve; disturb; upset: shaken by the news
6. to brandish; flourish; wave
7. to clasp (another's hand), as in greeting
8. ☆ Informal to get away from or rid of: to shake one's pursuers
9. Music trill

intransitive verb

1. to move or be moved quickly and irregularly up and down, back and forth, or from side to side; vibrate
2. to tremble, quake, or quiver, as from cold or fear
3. to become unsteady; totter; reel
4. to clasp each other's hand, as in greeting
5. Music trill

noun

1. an act of shaking; back-and-forth movement
2. an unsteady or trembling movement; tremor
3. a natural split or fissure in rock or timber
4. a long shingle split from a log
5. Informal an earthquake
6. ☆ milkshake
7. Informal a convulsive trembling, as from disease, fear, alcoholism, etc.: usually with the
8. Informal a very short time; moment: be back in a shake
9. Informal a particular kind of treatment; deal: to get a fair shake
10. Music trill